Khayelitsha Blues
South African guitar duo Warongx are two of several artists portrayed in The Creators documentary. Above
South African guitar duo Warongx are two of several artists portrayed in The Creators documentary. Above
Seven plus minutes of your life you’ll never get back. Stella Mwangi with “Haba Haba,”Norway’s entry
Watch out for Toumani Diabaté’s cousin, Sona Jobarteh.
I love this track, “It Would Be,” by Cape Town’s Alleycat (government name: Enslin Grootboom) featuring fellow
Seun Kuti, Fela's son, and for some the true heir of his father's musical legacy while charting his own part, has a new album and a lot of opinions.
On Saturday, 26 March at the Swedish CinemAfrica Festival the film directors Teddy Goitom and Benjamin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwe_xNEUgxA The UK (via Jamaica) toaster, Tapper Zukia’s “MPLA” off the album from the same name. Because
http://youtu.be/Wd6NxkKCVI8 I am not cool like Theophelius London. I don’t wear nice, patterned shirts. Solange Knowles*
Rob Boffard writing in The Guardian: Hip-hop in South Africa faces the same problems all music
Paris-based rap group MC Malcriado--captures Cabral's appeal to the new generation.
This coming Friday Maal and British playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah will begin their UK tour of “Tales
The video for Dutch singer Ntjam Rosie’s song “In Need” featured in the latest episode of
The video for Gil Scott Heron and Jamie X’s “I’ll Take Care of U,” from the
When I was wrong as well as a snob about rappers and politics and readers called me on it.
Anyone who makes songs about politicians eating all the money–what else do they do?–gets our vote.
Spoek Mathambo's whole oeuvre seems to point towards finding a new conversation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikxZvvETnPE Not sure what to make of the video. The video was filmed “in Africa.” Kage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wTtUqxklzs Another of those pending posts. The video for “Flying High” for the British rapper Chipmunk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7boL1EkW7M Mos Def, “Umi Says,” Live at the Austin City Limits Festival 2009.